Cordylus meculae

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Scincomorpha
Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Cordylidae
Subfamilia: Cordylinae
Genus: Cordylus
Species: Cordylus meculae
Name

Cordylus meculae Branch, Rödel & Marais, 2005

References

Branch, W.R.; Rödel, M.-O.; Marais, J. 2005: A new species of rupicolous Cordylus Laurenti 1768 (Sauria: Cordylidae) from northern Mozambique. African journal of herpetology, 54(2): 131–138. DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2005.9635526[broken/unregistered!]

Cordylus meculae, the Mecula girdled lizard, is a third species from the Rhodesian girdled lizard complex, and was described from Mount Mecula in northern Mozambique. It lives in granite outcrops of montane grasslands and dry miombo woodland. The nostril pierces the center of the nasal scale and the head shields are rugose. The dorsal coloration is dark brown with paler infusions on the flanks. The head is almost black with yellow lips and scattered yellow flecks on the head and neck. The belly is buff colored.
References

Tolley, K.A.; Farooq, H.; Verburgt, L.; Alexander, G.J.; Conradie, W.; Raimundo, A.; Sardinha, C.I.V. (2019). "Cordylus meculae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T177561A120594696. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T177561A120594696.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

Branch, B., 1998. Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa: Ralph Curtis Books Publishing, Sanibel Island, Florida, 399 p.

Branch, W. R., Rodel, M.-O., and Marais, J., 2005. A new species of rupicolous Cordylus Laurenti 1768 (Sauria: Cordylidae) from Northern Mozambique: African Journal of Herpetology, 54(2): 131-138. [1]

Broadley, D. G., and Branch, W. R., 2002. A review of the small east African Cordylus (Sauria: Cordylidae), with the description of a new species: African Journal of Herpetology, 51(1): 9-34.